I had the opportunity to visit the Andalusian Gardens inside the old fortress in Rabat. It was designed in the early 1900s in an Andalusian style. With the same kind of geometric walkways, fountains, and citrus trees you find in Spain.
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For the Andalusians who carried the school of Mālik not as a set of rules, but as an identity — a way of being Muslim rooted in the city of the Prophet ﷺ.
This book traces that inheritance. What it looked like in its golden hour. What time eroded. What survived. And what those of us who carry Andalusian blood — or Andalusian love — are responsible for passing on.
It is a book for the student who wants to understand why the Mālikī school thinks the way it does. For the seeker who has felt the weight of a tradition placed in their hands. For everyone who has ever looked West at sunset and felt something they could not name.
Available in English and Portuguese.
— Sufyān al-Andalusī
DM Shaykh Sufyan to get access to his new book at his Instagram!
https://www.instagram.com/sufyan_al_andalusi/
This book traces that inheritance. What it looked like in its golden hour. What time eroded. What survived. And what those of us who carry Andalusian blood — or Andalusian love — are responsible for passing on.
It is a book for the student who wants to understand why the Mālikī school thinks the way it does. For the seeker who has felt the weight of a tradition placed in their hands. For everyone who has ever looked West at sunset and felt something they could not name.
Available in English and Portuguese.
— Sufyān al-Andalusī
DM Shaykh Sufyan to get access to his new book at his Instagram!
https://www.instagram.com/sufyan_al_andalusi/
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Some pictures of my trip to the National Archaeological Museum in Madrid, Spain back in November 2025.
Lots of artifacts of Andalusian history and Spain in general.
Lots of artifacts of Andalusian history and Spain in general.
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Some more photos I took at Ben Youssef Madrasa, one of the most important historic centers of learning in Morocco, located in the heart of the old medina of Marrakesh.
The madrasa was rebuilt in the 16th century under the Saadian sultan Abdallah al-Ghalib and is closely connected to the nearby Ben Youssef Mosque, which dates back to the Almoravid (al-Murabitun) era. Th same dynasty that once ruled large parts of al-Andalus.
What stood out to me were the similarities between the madrasa and the Alhambra especially in the geometric patterns!
The madrasa was rebuilt in the 16th century under the Saadian sultan Abdallah al-Ghalib and is closely connected to the nearby Ben Youssef Mosque, which dates back to the Almoravid (al-Murabitun) era. Th same dynasty that once ruled large parts of al-Andalus.
What stood out to me were the similarities between the madrasa and the Alhambra especially in the geometric patterns!
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https://www.ojalasupieras.org/
In the shadows of colonial archives, a forgotten faith whispers across centuries. Ojalá Supieras (I Wish You Knew) unearths the silenced history of Islam in colonial Mexico. It is a story of forbidden belief, suppressed identity, and survival through secrecy.
UCLA Library presents a screening of Ojalá Supieras (I Wish You Knew, United States, 2025), a documentary film which excavates the long-suppressed history of Islam in colonial Mexico. Drawing on unpublished manuscripts and inquisitorial records, director Dr. Mariam Saada reconstructs the lives of those persecuted for crypto-Islamic practice under colonial rule—restoring to view communities whose stories were deliberately buried.
In the shadows of colonial archives, a forgotten faith whispers across centuries. Ojalá Supieras (I Wish You Knew) unearths the silenced history of Islam in colonial Mexico. It is a story of forbidden belief, suppressed identity, and survival through secrecy.
UCLA Library presents a screening of Ojalá Supieras (I Wish You Knew, United States, 2025), a documentary film which excavates the long-suppressed history of Islam in colonial Mexico. Drawing on unpublished manuscripts and inquisitorial records, director Dr. Mariam Saada reconstructs the lives of those persecuted for crypto-Islamic practice under colonial rule—restoring to view communities whose stories were deliberately buried.
Ojalá Supieras (I Wish You Knew)
In this documentary, discover the hidden history of Islam in Colonial Mexico, blending archival footage, dramatizations, and expert insights about faith and resilience.
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Forwarded from Tariq B. Abdul Lateef
The Last Muslims in Andalus
The Muslims remained in Spain for more than 300 years after the fall of Grenada well into the 1700s.
The Hornacheros were one group of Spanish Muslims: they spoke Arabic, carried arms, and practiced Islam relatively freely.
A fascinating interview of Ust Amine by Dr Shadee:
https://www.youtube.com/live/oYa8qeinJns?si=Y0o4WZtGW5B5_9tu
The Muslims remained in Spain for more than 300 years after the fall of Grenada well into the 1700s.
The Hornacheros were one group of Spanish Muslims: they spoke Arabic, carried arms, and practiced Islam relatively freely.
A fascinating interview of Ust Amine by Dr Shadee:
https://www.youtube.com/live/oYa8qeinJns?si=Y0o4WZtGW5B5_9tu
YouTube
The Last Muslims in Andalus || NBF 567 || Dr Shadee Elmasry
Ibn Ashir Waitlist: https://mailchi.mp/kennishuys/english-edition-al-murshid-al-muin-by-ibn-ashir
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Forwarded from Tariq B. Abdul Lateef
Interestingly I have watched/heard many reports that Islam survived into the 20th century Spain in the form of grandparents on their deathbed teaching their grandchildren to say the shahadah without knowing what it was. This is eerily similar to the Prophetic tradition:
"And there will be some people left, old men and old women, who will say: “We saw our fathers saying these words: ‘La ilaha illallah’ so we say them too.”"
"And there will be some people left, old men and old women, who will say: “We saw our fathers saying these words: ‘La ilaha illallah’ so we say them too.”"
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